Wimbledon 2016: Williams sisters return to Wimbledon semis

Updated on July 6, 2016 2:50 pm

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Wimbledon 2016 got its women’s singles semi-finalists as the Williams sisters advanced. The other two are Elena Vesnina and Angelique Kerber. For India, Rohan Bopanna and Sania Mirza bowed out of mixed doubles. (Source: Reuters)

Five-time champion and nostalgic favourite Venus Williams today reached her first Wimbledon semi-final in seven years, setting up a clash with Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber. Venus is the oldest women's semi-finalist since Martina Navratilova in 1994 as she also moved a step closer to a final showdown with her sister and defending champion Serena Williams. The American veteran, seeded eight, enjoyed a 7-6 (7/5), 6-2 victory over Kazakhstan's world number 96 Yaroslava Shvedova. (Source: Reuters)

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German fourth seed Angelique Kerber reached her second Wimbledon semi-final with a 7-5, 7-6 (7/2) win over Simona Halep, the fifth seed from Romania. Kerber leads 3-3 against the eight-time Wimbledon finalist Venus in her five career meetings. (Source: Reuters)

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Top seeds Sania Mirza and Ivan Dodig crashed out of Wimbledon after losing 6-4, 3-6, 5-7 to British pairing of Neal Skupski and Anna Smith in the second round. Mirza, though, is still alive in the women's doubles competition with her Swiss partner Martina Hingis. (Source: Reuters)

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The Williams sisters, Serena and Venus, were centre stage at Wimbledon, where the pair have won 11 singles titles between them, as Serena faced Russian Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Centre Court after Venus beat Kazakhstan's Yaroslava Shvedova 7-6(5) 6-2 on No. 1 Court in the last eight. (Source: Reuters)

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Simona Halep was lacking during the straight-sets defeat against Angelique Kerber, which saw the fifth seed ending her Wimbledon title.